It's a batting effort that would have likely pleased New Zealand coach John Wright, who said before the Kiwis left for Australia that he wanted his side to show the ability to bat for four sessions.
And, while it may not have been a complete performance on that front it was a positive hit-out ahead of the two-test series with the Baggy Greens.
Australia A began their first innings strongly with Ed Cowan and David Warner putting on 91 for the first wicket before Bracewell grabbed his first wicket when Warner was caught behind by Reece Young.
Warner, who could make his test debut against New Zealand next week, struck a breezy 65 but said it was frustrating he couldn't kick on to three figures.
"You're always happy to get some runs on the board," Warner said.
"But obviously disappointingly I got out before tea and obviously I'm having a good season so far and the way I'm going at the moment I should have capitalised on my start and got a big one."
Warner's 90-ball knock included 10 fours and showed a marked transformation in his ability as a batsman.
Previously pigeonholed as Twenty20 specialist after he burst on the scene with a scintillating 89 on debut for Australia in the 20-over form of the game, the 25-year-old has performed well in the longer forms in recent times.
He averages a touch above 59 in first-class cricket and was a recent star of the Australian A tour to Zimbabwe, where he smashed a double century in one of the matches.
The left-hander said it was nice to be able to add another dimension to his play and thrive at different levels of the game.
"A lot of Twenty20 cricket was been played [when I came on the scene] and that was the only form of the game I was playing and one-day stuff for New South Wales. And at the end of the day the more cricket you play, the more runs you score and the more flow you can [take] in to those shield games when you get picked for New South Wales ... All you can do is score runs and keep scoring runs and when hopefully there's a spot available you put your hand up."
Bracewell also removed Nic Maddinson and Steven Smith before the close of play, while Tim Southee dislodged George Bailey.
New Zealand
First innings (overnight 290-4)
M Guptill c Maddinson b Pattinson 43
B McCullum c Wade b Hilfenhaus 146
K Williamson lbw Pattinson 3
R Taylor c Wade b Starc 57
J Ryder Ryder c Pattinson b Cutting 22
D Brownlie c Cutting b Starc 26
R Young run out (Smith) 7
D Bracewell not out 73
T Southee b Pattinson 16
T Boult c Wade b Pattinson 15
C Martin c Wade b Starc 4
Extras (9lb, 2nb) 11
Total (97.0 overs) 423
Fall: 148 (Guptill), 172 (Williamson), 211 (McCullum) 256 (Ryder), 303 (Brownlie), 308 (Taylor), 329 (Young), 364 (Southee), 390 (Boult), 423 (Martin).
Bowling: B Hilfenhaus 18-0-86-1, J Pattinson 19-3-96-4, M Starc 17-2-88-3, M Beer 19-6-44-0, B Cutting 19-2-89-1 (2nb), S Smith 5-0-11-0.
Australia A
First innings
D Warner c Young b Bracewell 65
E Cowan not out 60
N Maddinson c Young b Bracewell 5
G Bailey c Ryder b Southee 27
S Smith lbw b Bracewell 8
M Wade not out 10
Extras (3lb, 5nb, 4b) 12
Total (for 4 wkts, 57.0 Overs) 187
Fall: 91 (Warner), 98 (Maddinson), 161 (Bailey), 172 (Smith)
Bowling: T Southee 13-1-56-1, T Boult 12-4-33-0, C Martin 10-2-23-0, D Bracewell 10-1-37-3 (5nb), K Williamson 8-0-29-0, D Brownlie 2-2-0-0, M Guptill 2-0-2-0.
